SubhanAllah - Turned Exercise into a Non-Negotiable Appointment and It Stuck

As-salamu alaykum - this might sound a bit odd, but it's been working for me for 3 months so I wanted to share. I started blocking a recurring slot on my work calendar at 5:30pm and labelled it “client check-in” so colleagues couldn't schedule over it. There isn't actually a client - it's my gym time. But I treat it with the same non-negotiable energy as a real client meeting. I wouldn't cancel a client call because I felt tired or had other plans, so I don't cancel this either. What's interesting is that by reframing exercise as an appointment rather than a personal choice, I removed the daily decision. I don't wake up wondering, “should I work out today?” because it's already on my calendar as a commitment. My mind treats it like a work obligation, and apparently I'm better at keeping work promises than personal ones. I think it works because I'm borrowing the discipline and systems I already use for work and applying them to my personal life. My work mode is consistent while my personal routine can be all over the place, so I basically tricked myself into treating fitness like a work task - and alhamdulillah it's helped. Anyone else use work-style systems to build good habits? I'd love to hear simple tricks that fit around prayer times and family life - feels like there's value in leaning on what already works instead of inventing new systems from zero.